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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • July 17, 2026

    Judge Decries 'Extreme' Penalty Bids In Social Media MDL

    A California federal judge overseeing an upcoming trial over states' social media addiction claims against Meta took issue with both sides' "extreme" penalty estimates during a pretrial hearing Friday, saying the states' $1.4 trillion proposal is "unreasonable," but Meta's $4 million estimate "is not even a slap on the hand."

  • July 17, 2026

    Extreme Networks Investors Win Cert. In COVID Sales Dip Suit

    A California federal judge has certified a class of Extreme Networks investors who say they were misled about its financial prospects during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding their out-of-pocket damages are measurable on a classwide basis and that they don't have to prove their case via common evidence.

  • July 17, 2026

    Law Firm Says Marketer Is On The Hook For Unwanted Calls

    A North Carolina plaintiffs firm facing a lawsuit alleging unwanted calls were made to those on the National Do Not Call Registry says a marketing company should be on the hook for damages, urging a federal court not to allow the vendor to hide behind a predecessor's bankruptcy.

  • July 17, 2026

    Gamers Fight To Keep Valve 'Loot Box' Gambling Claims Alive

    Gamers accusing Valve Corp. of violating Washington state gambling laws through in-game "loot boxes" containing potentially valuable virtual items on Thursday urged a Seattle federal judge not to dismiss their proposed class action, rejecting the gaming giant's assertion that the boxes are no different than a pack of baseball cards.

  • July 17, 2026

    Reexam Denial On Ex-BlackBerry Patent Cites Pre-Order Filing

    Pointing to a paper filed by patent owner Malikie Innovations Ltd. under a new policy put in place this spring, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Unified Patents LLC's request for reexamination of a video coding patent originally issued to BlackBerry Ltd.

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